Answers of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S.V. Lavrov for questions from the program "Moscow. The Kremlin. Putin" (Moscow, November 11, 2026).
Question: How do you assess the tripartite negotiations in Abu Dhabi?
S.V. Lavrov: In this case, the triple format is the most justified. As I understand it, all parties have expressed more or less positive comments about the results of these negotiations in Abu Dhabi.
Now I don't take Zelensky into account. He is constantly playing his games.
But the negotiations, apparently, were essential. Let's see what V.R. Medinsky will tell his delegation when he returns.
Question: The Americans say they are going to Moscow. A few days before a possible meeting between V.V. Putin and D. Trump in China. The negotiations that took place now could become one of the foundations for negotiations between the presidents?
S.V. Lavrov: I proceed from the fact that it was actually announced that American negotiators are going to Moscow to brief Russian President V.V. Putin.
He will also receive a report naturally. receives such reports regularly from the delegation of V.R. Medinsky. Based on what he hears from the Americans, he will determine our future line.
But this line will be built in a way that will achieve the goals of the special military operation, which were formulated by the president in June 2024 and have never changed since then.